Youth Against Climate Change: Cool It

World Leadership Conference 2011: Call for Volunteers

Leadership is a quality necessary for social influence and in enlisting the aid and support of others to accomplish tasks. In the build-up towards Rio+20, youth from the Asia-Pacific region are encouraged to assume a leadership role and learn to be confident in a social setting much like at international conferences. In preparation towards the Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012, participants will learn important milestones achieved since the Stockholm Earth Summit in 1972 which have helped change the way people see climate change and the environment.

The World Leadership Conference 2011 is a unique 5-day preparatory conference which aims to re-kindle the “spirit of Rio” by enabling youths of today with the skills and knowledge required to be effective leaders in creating change, especially towards climate change and sustainable development. Youth from the Asia-Pacific are particularly encouraged to engage in lively debate and think critically about the issues that are facing the region today. It is also a great occasion to meet like-minded peers from around Asia-Pacific and to establish lasting friendships and associations with students and volunteers from environmental organizations in the region.

The World Leadership Conference 2011 reflects the highest ideals of ECO Singapore in bringing together motivated and proactive youth from the Asia-Pacific to focus on pertinent issues surrounding climate change and to develop leadership qualities which would best prepare participants for Rio+20. It is set to be held in Singapore from the 5th to the 9th of June 2011 in conjunction with ECO Singapore’s celebration of World Environment Day.

We are calling out for volunteers to be part of the Youth Organising Committee.

About this blog

Welcome to ECO Singapore’s COOL IT site, where our youth delegation will be sharing our experiences pre, during and post COP21. We will be representing Singapore at these crucial international negotiations in Paris, France between 30 November and 11 December 2015. Do click on the links above to learn more about climate change and our team.

With the urgency to tackle climate change being ever more imperative, we hope to address pertinent issues that affect Singapore, the region and the world at large as we participate at COP21 and come up with our own initiatives. We hope to use this blog as an avenue to a call to action, inspiring others to become agents of change in their own communities and contribute in their own ways. Do use this blog as a platform to voice your say. Stay tuned for content every day!